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growing of corn, wheat, oats, cowpeas, sorghum, alfalfa, and velvet 

 beans, have received attention from the agriculturists, who have also 

 instituted cooperative experiments Avith fertilizers and systems of 

 rotation in different parts of the State. There has also been cooper- 

 ation of the stations with the Bureau of Plant Industry in an investi- 

 gation of the causes and treatment of the rice blast, and in the grow- 

 ing of vetches and other legumes and grasses; with the Bureau of 

 Chemistry, in an attempt to increase the sugar content of sweet corn ; 

 and with the Bureau of Animal Industry in the eradication of 

 Texas fever. The college geologist, assisted by the director, agri- 

 culturist, and botanist, is planning a plant and soil survey of the 

 State with special reference to the geological formations. It is be- 

 lieved that such studies will be of service in the settlement of some 

 fundamental soil problems. 



The publications of this station received during the year were as 

 follows : Bulletins 95, The milk scales, the milk sheet, and the Babcock 

 test for the farmers of South Carolina; 100, Notes on varieties of 

 apples; 114, A wasting disease of young cattle (verminous gastritis) ; 

 115, Analyses of commercial fertilizers; IIG, Methods of spraying 

 cucumbers and melons; 117, A comparison of wheat bran and cotton- 

 seed meal for milk production ; and 120, Cotton experiments. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as follows: 



Uuited States appropriation, Hatch Act $15,000.00 



I'niti'd States appropriation, Adams Act ."i, 000. 00 



State appropriation 2. 635.53 



Farm products 1. 526. 05 



Miscellaneous, including,' balance from jirevions year — 1.211. 15 



Total 25, 372. 73 



Reports of the receipts and expenditures for the United States 

 funds have been j-endered in accordance with the schedules prescribed 

 by this Depai'tment and have been approved. 



The coast-land substation at Charleston has continued its diver- 

 .sification trials and recommends the more extensive growing of 

 forage crops. IVIore than 11,000 farmers have been reached by the 

 farmers' institutes, which have been participated in by eleven mem- 

 bers of the station staff". The college has more applicants for admis- 

 sion tlian can be accommodated, and the number enrolled in agricul- 

 tural courses is increasing. The general outlook for both the college 

 and station is very promising, and it is to be hoped that plans uiuler 

 wav <"»n be carriiMl out. 



